1. Install NetBeans with PHP ISYS 475

2. Install NetBeans (If you want install Java) First download and install Java JDK: – http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/do wnloads/index.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/do wnloads/index.html Then download and install NetBeans 7.3.1 bundll All with PHP: – http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html Note: This NetBeans with PHP only install the PHP code editor, not the PHP compiler.

3. install and configure an AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP) package http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/php/configure-php- environment-windows.html http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/php/configure-php- environment-windows.html Installing and Configuring the XAMPP Package – Download the XAMPP 1.8.2 installer packageXAMPP install the Apache server and the MySQL database server as services http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html Note: On the XAMPP page, Don’t click the 7-ZIP Download. Scroll down untill you can see the content of the download. Click Installer. See next slide

4. Click Installer

5. Connecting NetBeans to PHP Compiler From NetBeans IDE, click Tools/Option, then click PHP/General: For PHP 5 Interpreter, browse to: – c:\xampp\php\php.exe

6. Testing PHP Open a new php project: – File/New project/PHP

7. Connecting to a MySQL Database http://netbeans.org/kb/docs/ide/mysql.html Register and configure MySQL Server Properties: – From NetBeans, right-click the Databases node in the Services window and choose Register MySQL Server to open the MySQL Server Properties dialog box.

8. Basic Properties

9. Admin Properties: C:\xampp\mysql\bin

10. Testing MySQL Server Before you can connect to a MySQL Database Server, you must first ensure that the MySQL Database Server is running on your machine. If the database server is not connected you will see (disconnected) next to the user name in the MySQL Server node in the Service window and you will not be able to expand the node.

11. Starting the MySQL Server: 1. First start the XAMP Control Panel 2. Start Apache and MySQL

12. Port 80 issue If you get the Port 80 conflict message, most likely is because of your computer is running Internet Information service, IIS, in the background and you need to stop it. To stop IIS: – Control Panel/Administrative tools/Internet Information Service – Click STOP to stop IIS

13. Connecting to MySQL Server In the IDE's Services window, right-click the MySQL Server node and choose Create Database. Creating Database Tables – Using the Create Table Dialog

14. If loading NetBeans is too slow: You may uninstall some components: Tools/plugins and click Installed